Explore the Family Name Zimpel

The meaning of Zimpel

1. North German: habitational name from Zimpel in Saxony. 2. South German: variant of Zimpfer, which may be from the personal name Symphorian or from the adjective meaning ‘finicky, squeamish’. 3. South German: occupational name from Middle High German zimbel ‘cymbal, cymbalon’ for a musician. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Kurt.

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How common is the last name Zimpel in the United States?

The popularity of the surname Zimpel, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 77,472 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had dropped to rank 103,655, reflecting a change of -33.8%. During the same period, the count of people having this surname also decreased from 230 to 173, which is a reduction of about 24.78%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population fell from 0.09 to 0.06, indicating a drop of approximately 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#103,655	-33.8%
Count	230	173	-24.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.06	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zimpel

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals bearing the surname Zimpel, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that this surname is predominantly associated with White ethnic identity. As of 2000, around 96.96% of people with this surname identified as White, and this figure increased slightly to 97.11% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those belonging to two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	97.11%	0.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%